Humanoid robots spent 2025 straddling a strange line between breakthrough and blooper reel. They poured lattes, posed in ...

Scientists have created the world's smallest programmable robots. These microscopic machines swim in liquids and can sense ...

The robot is hard to see without a microscope. It’s small enough to rest on the ridge of a fingerprint and can operate in ...

Robots like Digit are a growing pursuit among robotics companies that are trying to bring humanoids into everyday life, and ...

The tech wizards at Boston Dynamics have been hard at work, according to an astonishing new video released by the Massachussetts-based company on Wednesday. “In this video, Atlas is demonstrating ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

No basketball. No volleyball, long jump, or steeplechase. Instead, the robot Olympics will have events that reflect how ...

A robot observes its reflection in a mirror, learning its own morphology and kinematics for autonomous self-simulation. The process highlights the intersection of vision-based learning and robotics, ...

A 7,382-ton (7,500 metric ton), 13,222 square foot (4,030 square meter) building complex in Shanghai, China is being moved around 10 meters a day using an army of small robots. Consisting of a set of ...

A soft electroactive gel enables untethered robots to deform, grip, and move using only external electric fields, eliminating the need for internal wiring or circuitry. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ...

Boeing’s worst-kept secret was confirmed by the company Monday. Boeing has announced it is in final testing of a new robotic assembly line that will be implemented on the 777 family. “The Fuselage ...

A Boston Dynamics Atlas robot busts a move during a demonstration Jan. 13, 2021, at the company's facilities in Waltham, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds) Marc Raibert, founder and chair of Boston ...